⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 21-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:39 · HOU 21-12 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 10:49 · HOU 48-33 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · HOU 82-77 DEN
- Turnover
James Posey Bad Pass. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 0:17 · HOU 83-78 DEN
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · HOU 85-82 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:38 · HOU 70-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Offensive Foul
Q4 3:49 · HOU 74-69 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Foul
Q4 3:49 · HOU 74-69 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · HOU 83-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
